The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has finally identified some Cagayan de Oro City businessmen who are notoriously hoarding rice.

According to councilor George Goking, head of the committee on ways and means and the trade, commerce and cooperatives, these businessmen were responsible for the shortage of rice supply in the market.

Propagandists, mostly from the Liberal Party, have been coming up with fabricated and malicious reports alleging that there’s a rice shortage crisis in the country.

“We have enough supply, we have taken steps, we’ve been monitoring these hoarders and with the help of the NBI, we will apprehend them,” Going said in vernacular.

He revealed that the imminent apprehension of these erring bizmen are sanctioned by the Office of the President under the supervision of NBI.

“They have been already identified, but only the NBI can apprehend them,” he added.

He also said that they will also conduct surprise inspections in different warehouses in the city.